Pan Mac signs Finnish cosy crime

Pan Macmillan has bought a Finnish detective series, described as a “Nordic take on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple”. Natasha Harding acquired world English rights to the books, to be called The Lavender Ladies Detective Agency in the UK, by Minna Lindgren from the Elina Ahlback Literary Agency. The trilogy follows two spirited ladies who live in a Helsinki retirement home where they unravel a series of mysteries. The first two titles have already been published in Finland, originally as the Twilight Grove trilogy. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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